The Three Garridebs: But If I Did

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Title: The Three Garridebs: But If I Did
Author: gardnerhill               
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: Disgustingly sappy (well, for Holmes)
Summary: Sherlock Holmes had posited a rhetorical question at the end of “Devil’s Foot.”
                                                                                       
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“I have my answer, Watson.”

I looked up, startled at the first words Holmes had uttered since we’d turned Evans over to Lestrade.

“You witnessed it.” He steepled his fingers. “I would, indeed, act as did Dr. Sterndale, or Jefferson Hope, under identical circumstances.”

I blinked stinging eyes.

Identical.

How efficient of Holmes to condense three oft-used words into one.

The Three Garridebs: An Unexpected Visit

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Story: The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
Rating: Gen
Summary: While in the nursing-home in Brixton, Nathan Garrideb gets an unexpected visit that cheers him.

“G’morning, sir. Here’s my tale…”
“…and that’s how a scoundrel tricked an honest man for what was right under his blessed feet.”
The old man rattled in his chair, then extended a hand. “I am Nathan Garrideb.”
“A fine name.” The visitor bent and removed his hat. “Mine’s Jabez Wilson.”
The old man ruffled the visitor’s ginger locks and smiled.

Canon Discussion: The Three Garridebs

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This week we’re having a look at The Three Garridebs. I’ve typed up a few thoughts and questions to get the discussion going—please leave your own ideas in the comments!

( Discussion continues... )

Mrs. Hudson's Poetry Page: The Three Garridebs

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Welcome once again to my poetry page!

I hope each week you will read Dr. Watson’s delightful narrative and then be inspired to write a poem related to it in some way. All forms of poetry are permitted, and further down the page there is a selection you might like to consider using over the coming weeks.

This week my featured form is the Tyburn.

( Definition and Example )

As always, this is simply something to consider for the future. Any form of poetry is welcome this week—and every week! Here are a few suggestions for you:

221B verselet, abecedarian poetry, acrostic poetry, alexandrine, beeswing, blackout poetry, blues stanza, bref double, Burns stanza, call and response, chastushka, cinquain, circular poetry, clerihew, colour poems, concrete poetry, Cornish verse, curtal sonnet, diamante, doggerel, double dactyl, ekphrasis, elegiac couplet, elegiac stanza, elfje, englyn, epigram, epitaph, epulaeryu, Etheree, fable, found poetry, ghazal, haiku, Italian sonnet, kennings poem, lanturne, limerick, lyric poetry, mathnawī, palindrome poetry, pantoum, Parallelismus Membrorum, poem cycle, quintilla, renga, riddle, rime couée, Schüttelreim, sedoka, septet, sestina, sonnet, tanka, tercet, terza rima, tongue twister poetry, triangular triplet, triolet, Tyburn, villanelle


Please leave all your poems inspired by The Three Garridebs in the comments on this post. I look forward to seeing them!


Warm regards,

Mrs. Hudson

The Three Garridebs: Would Any Garrideb Please Contact..?

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Canon Story: The Three Garridebs
Title: Would Any Garrideb Please Contact..?
Author: scfrankles
Rating: PG
Author's Notes: He had a cadaverous face, with… dull dead skin… “My doctor lectures me about never going out…” Behind his central table was a large cupboard of fossil bones. Above was a line of plaster skulls... “I had a brother, but he is dead, and female relatives are disqualified.” “I’ll call to-morrow, Mr. Nathan, and see you off to Birmingham.” He was last heard of at a nursing-home in Brixton. A zombie AU.


A ‘bite’ from a zombie’s skull led to (the late) Ezekiel Garrideb having to reinvent himself as Nathan, a long lost brother. But the decomposition progressed and while in Birmingham, Ezekiel’s frontal lobes disintegrated.

“I’ll advertise for his relatives,” his doctor sadly told the nursing home.

It was just unfortunate the transplant would have to come from a female brain.

Three Garridebs: A Sudden Holiday

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Canon story: Three Garridebs
Title: A Sudden Holiday
Author: godsdaisiechain
Rating: G

The bohemian bachelors huddled over inexpensive spirits.  “Poor Garrideb,” said one.

“Prescott weren’t a bad sort at home,” said the collector of unusual beetles.

“Imagine, five million pounds, though.” said the painter.

“Dollars,” said Mr. Dombey, irritating the rest.

None of them wondered about Mrs. Saunders’s sudden holidays or worried when she never returned.  Who noticed caretakers except when needed?

The Three Garridebs: Sir Hans Sloane's Legacy

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Canon Story: The Three Garridebs
Title: Sir Hans Sloane's Legacy (as featured in the Marylebone Illustrated)
Author:thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

For any readers who wish for suitable edification during their leisure hours, we would recommend a visit to the British Museum.  There, one can marvel at the Assyrian collection, as well as inspect the Rosetta Stone.  And for those who prefer flora and fauna, there is an excellent collection of such items at the Natural History Museum in South Kensington.
 

The Three Garridebs: Lucky

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Canon story: The Three Garridebs
Title: Lucky
Author: rachelindeed
Rating: G

Evans felt more than heard the shifting floorboards. Two ageing crusaders aimed steadily at his head. He’d always been short on luck, but skill he had in spades.

He talked, smiled, distracted.

He aimed for the gut, but traded accuracy for speed. The bullet grazed a leg. Nearly missed altogether. A rotten shot.

But also the luckiest of his life.